Part 6General and miscellaneous

I193Equal opportunities

1

The persons mentioned in subsection (2) must exercise their functions under this Act in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunities requirements.

2

Those persons are—

a

the Scottish Ministers;

b

the advisory body;

c

public bodies (as defined in section 44(2)).

3

In this section, “equal opportunities” and the “equal opportunities requirements” have the same meanings as those expressions have in section L2 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).